WHAT IS FAQR?

The knowledge of Faqr is of two types,

For one of the tyes, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)said:

Translation:“I seek refuge from unorthodox Faqr.”

For the other type of Faqr the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

Translation:         “ Faqr is my pride and Faqr is my heritage.”

In the early stages of Faqr, the seeker of the Path is considered ass blameable. By the means of worship, stuggle and self moricication , the seeker of the path is called as Mhajoob (veiled). If after receiving special sight of Allah Almighty one loses his intellect, he is known as Majzoob. If one successfully receive the sight of Allah Almighty and remain steadfast and does not lose senses, he becomes Mahboob, beloved of Allah Almighty. He is then authorised to revive the hearts of people.

To take spiritual benevolence from a Majzoob is of a great loss. Because they do not follow the sacred Law of Islam, Shariah. Undoubtedly they are attached to the chain of saints but they don’t produce any saintly order. Because they, in the way of the true Love of Allah lose their intellect. They posses very high rank regardless of their physical nudity. It is very difficult to distinguish them. Because in the physical state, they don not differ an ordinary worldy mad and half mental. Some of the above mentioned categries of Majzoo posses the features of Majzoob Salik. They posses a bit of sense. They confer their spiritual benevolence ot whom they like and transfer the light into the chest of the seeker  of the path by embracing him or shaking hands with him. For this way they do not put him through the hardship of worship, self-mortification and remembrance of Allah. Through this the seeker of the path attains the enlightenment of the chest and becomes spiritually  illuminated. The spiritual benevolence receive from  majzoob sustains and starts to progress only if further struggle is made. If the seeker of the path stops making progress, stays on this spiritual station and does not acquire the knowledge of spiritual bodies which generate light to make up the defeciency of Noor and purify the Nafs, then he loses spirituality due to involvement and contact with public and eventually loses all of his spiritual power like Peer Sipahi of Multan. Most of the seekers, who receive  enlightenment of the chest as being conferred by saints, either lose it with the passage of time or somebody snatch it from them. Who manage worship and struggle, after acquisition or conferment of light from saints, stabilize and improve the level of spirituality.  That is the reason that to attain  higher reanks, even the saintly born went through the process of self Mortification, purgation and remembrance of Allah.

 Most saints of the category of beloved join the chain of RIJAL UL GHAYB (Men of Unseen). Only those who bear the rank of Ghous or Qutub are appointed for the guidance of people, while all other types of saints hide their secret (sainthood). After every forty miles of distance, one of the above mentioned category of saints is appointed. They possess a special spiritual insight, by the help of which communicate with each other and get together on the occasion of Hajj.

Apart from the category of beloved there are some others who are spiritually equivalent to Ghous and Qutub. They do not bear the rank. There are some types of saint such as Ma’arif, Sultan and Ashiqeen (lover of God). They are unofficial, in a sense that they do not belong to the chain of Rijalul Ghayb, which is considered as offical group of saints appointed by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). These unofficial saints do not possess proper spiritual insight but from time to time they get awareness spiritually. They are recommended  as sthe best for guidance of people.

There are those who in the way of Tareeqat (the Path) get struck in evil evaluatin of invovement with people and could not progress spiritually. Having attained some power through a small act of djinn or Maukalat(invisible creation like djinns) they trap people presenting their outeter look by wearing apron and holding tasbeeh (string of beads). Most of those who occupy saintly throne belong to the above mentioned category of saints. Accepting  Nazrana (gift) is not a sin but wasting the life of aspirants, who deserve spiritual guidance and benevolence, is Heinous crime.

Fifth type is of those international saints who for the sake of their self (Nafs) disguise themselves as all sort of saints. They put on long aprons, big rosary (Tasbeeh) arround their neck, iron bracelet in their hands, most of them don’t grow beard. They are faithless. They don not perform prayers nor they fast.They smoke drugs, even giving charity to them is a gros injustice with the religion as they spend that charity money on drugs. There are some others who in the state of intoxicatin claim to be God. Some of them claim to be a prophet. There are some others who abuse the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and so many other and so many other shameful deeds. For them Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) declared:

Translation:“Don’t keep company of those who invent in relegion”.

Translation:“Those who invent things in religion are dogs of hell”.

It is really very difficult to recognise a true saint of God. Thus the rel saint of God Almighty is one in whose company and by whose esoteric glance the heart of the seeker of the Path is revived with the remembrance of Allah.

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